MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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